HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?
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Veins
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Arteries
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Capillaries
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venule
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels supplying the tissues.
Detailed explanation-2: -Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body. How small are they? About ten of them equal the thickness of one human hair, and most are so small that only one blood cell can pass through them at a time.
Detailed explanation-3: -A third type of capillaries, sinusoidal capillaries, is discontinuous. These capillaries have even larger gaps and pores. Sinusoidal capillaries are in your liver, spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow and endocrine glands.
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